Associations to the word «Tosher»
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Wiktionary
TOSHER, noun. (historical) (cant) A thief who steals the copper siding from the bottoms of vessels, particularly in or along the Thames.
TOSHER, noun. (chiefly historical) A scavenger of valuables lost in the sewers, particularly those of London during the Victorian Age.
TOSHER, adjective. Comparative form of tosh: more tosh
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.